The 1988–89 season was Nottingham Forest's 124th year in existence and 13th consecutive season in the First Division. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and League Cup.
1988–89 season | |||
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Manager | Brian Clough | ||
Stadium | The City Ground | ||
First Division | 3rd | ||
FA Cup | Semifinals | ||
League Cup | Winners | ||
Full Member's Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Nigel Clough (14) All: Clough (21) | ||
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Summary
editDuring summer Clough clinched several transfers in such as Defender Russell Bradley,[1] midfielder Steve Hodge returned to the club after 3 seasons.[2] Forward Lee Chapman arrived from Chamois Niortais F.C..[3] Also, Righ-back Defender Brian Laws arrived from Middlesbrough.[4] On April 30 the club clinched its first Full Members' Cup defeating Everton in the Final after a 4–3 score.[5]
Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
MF | Steve Hodge | Tottenham Hotspur | £550,000 |
FW | Lee Chapman | Chamois Niortais | £307,000 |
DF | Brian Laws | Middlesbrough | £102,000 |
DF | Russell Bradley | Dudley Town | |
DF | Gary Charles | ||
DF | Sean Dyche | ||
FW | Alan Lamb |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
DF | Gary Fleming | Manchester City | £150,000 |
FW | Paul Wilkinson | Everton | |
GK | Hans Segers | Wimbledon | |
MF | Calvin Plummer | Plymouth Argyle | |
MF | Kjetil Osvold | PAOK F.C. | |
FW | Nigel Jemson | ||
DF | Steve Locker | ||
MF | Gareth Price | ||
DF | Martin Scott | ||
FW | Billy Stubbs |
Results
editDivision One
editLeague table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arsenal (C) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 76 | Disqualified from the European Cup[6] |
2 | Liverpool[a] | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 76 | Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup[7] |
3 | Nottingham Forest[b] | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 64 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[8] |
4 | Norwich City | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 62 | |
5 | Derby County | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 58 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Liverpool would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
- ^ Nottingham Forest would have qualified as League Cup winners.
Results by round
editSource: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1989/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Disqualified from the 1989-90 European Cup; = Disqualified from the 1989-90 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two; c = Disqualified from the 1989-90 UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Disqualified from the 1989-90 European Cup; = Disqualified from the 1989-90 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two; c = Disqualified from the 1989-90 UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
Matches
edit27 August 1988 1 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
Fleck 13' Bowen 40' |
14 | 65' Chettle | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,488 Referee: RS Lewis |
3 September 1988 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bridgford |
Nigel Worthington 41' (o.g.) | 13 | 57' Mel Sterland | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,963 Referee: KJ Breen |
10 September 1988 3 | Everton | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Walton |
Adrian Heath 72' | 14 | 10' Neil Webb | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,006 Referee: T Mills |
17 September 1988 4 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Derby County | West Bridgford |
Colin Foster 87' | 14 | 88' Trevor Hebberd | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,818 Referee: JM Key |
24 September 1988 5 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
Kevin Gage 22' | 14 | 80' Franz Carr | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 23,029 Referee: JB Worrall |
1 October 1988 6 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Luton Town | West Bridgford |
16 | Stadium: City Ground |
8 October 1988 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush |
Mark Stein 45' | 11 | 31' (pen.) Nigel Clough 89' Colin Foster |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,205 Referee: DJ Axcell |
22 October 1988 8 | Millwall | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | The Den |
Sheringham 78' Neil Ruddock 86' |
14 | 44', 48' Steve Hodge | Stadium: New Cross Attendance: 16,874 Referee: DA Hedges |
26 October 1988 9 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Liverpool | West Bridgford |
Brian Rice 54' Webb 59' |
9 | 58' Ian Rush | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,755 Referee: TJ Holbrook |
29 October 1988 10 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
5 | 64' Lee Chapman | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 24,642 Referee: DB Allison |
6 November 1988 11 | Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | Arsenal | West Bridgford |
Nigel Clough 17' | 9 | 26'Alan Smith 72' Steve Bould 83'Tony Adams 87' Brian Marwood |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,038 Referee: D Hutchinson |
12 November 1988 12 | West Ham United | 3–3 | Nottingham Forest | Upton Park |
David Kelly 2', 42' Leroy Rosenior 57' |
9 | 7', 21' Nigel Clough 41' Steve Hodge |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 21,583 Referee: IS Hemley |
19 November 1988 13 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Coventry City | West Bridgford |
9 | Stadium: City Ground |
26 November 1988 14 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | South Norwood |
8 | Stuart Pearce 15' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,411 Referee: RM Wiseman |
3 December 1988 15 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | West Bridgford |
Lee Chapman 55', 56' | 10 | 49' Mark Brennan 85' Stuart Ripley |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,742 Referee: JW Lloyd |
10 December 1988 16 | Southampton | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
Neil Maddison 37' | 9 | 63' Nigel Clough | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,259 Referee: A Seville |
18 December 1988 17 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Wimbledon | West Bridgford |
9 | 78' Sanchez | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,427 Referee: LR Dilkes |
26 December 1988 18 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
Ralph Milne 23' Mark Hughes 52' |
12 | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 39,602 Referee: G Courtney |
31 December 1988 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
10 | 25'Gaynor 27' Webb 37' Hodge |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,407 Referee: MG Peck |
2 January 1989 20 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Everton | West Bridgford |
Garry Parker 43'Gaynor 62' | 8 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,008 Referee: AB Wilkie |
15 January 1989 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
Chris Waddle 45' | 6 | 32' Garry Parker 33' Nigel Clough |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 16,903 Referee: N Midgley |
21 January 1989 22 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Aston Villa | West Bridgford |
Steve Hodge 3' Stuart Pearce 55' Garry Parker 77' Brian Laws 86' |
5 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,662 Referee: B Hill |
4 February 1989 23 | Luton Town | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | Luton |
Mick Harford 19' Kingsley Black 45' |
4 | 18' Garry Parker 28' (pen.), 73' Nigel Clough |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,460 Referee: J Ashworth |
11 February 1989 24 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
4 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,690 Referee: JE Martin |
11 March 1989 25 | Arsenal | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Islington |
Alan Smith 14' | 5 | 8' Nigel Clough 20' Franz Carr 35' Stuart Pearce |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 39,639 Referee: A Gunn |
15 March 1989 26 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Newcastle United | West Bridgford |
Nigel Clough 34' (pen.) | 5 | 64' Kevin Brock | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,800 Referee: K Morton |
22 March 1989 27 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bridgford |
Garry Parker 49' | 5 | 79' David Howells 88' Vinny Samways |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,098 Referee: KP Barratt |
25 March 1989 28 | Derby County | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
5 | 38' Steve Hodge 86' Lee Chapman |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,174 Referee: AW Ward |
27 March 1989 29 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Manchester United | West Bridgford |
Stuart Pearce 4' Lee Chapman 62' |
5 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,092 Referee: D Hutchinson |
1 April 1989 30 | Wimbledon | 4–1 | Nottingham Forest | Wimbledon |
Lawrie Sanchez 10', 86' Paul Miller 14' John Fashanu 79' |
5 | 31' Nigel Clough | Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,884 Referee: JA Moules |
5 April 1989 31 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Norwich City | West Bridgford |
Clough 27' Pearce 38' |
4 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,872 Referee: DS Vickers |
12 April 1989 32 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Southampton | West Bridgford |
Nigel Clough 7' (pen.) Stuart Pearce 31' Tommy Gaynor 79' |
4 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,948 Referee: JC Deakin |
22 April 1989 33 A | Middlesbrough | 4–3 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
Stuart Ripley 20' Bernie Slaven 82' Peter Davenport 89' |
4 | 23' Neil Webb 37', 76' Lee Chapman 74' Garry Parker |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 20,778 Referee: VG Callow |
3 May 1989 34 | Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Millwall | West Bridgford |
Tommy Gaynor 27' Steve Wood 65' (o.g) Steve Hodge 68' Garry Parker 80' |
3 | 58' (o.g.) Brian Laws | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 15,928 Referee: PW Harrison |
10 May 1989 35 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
John Aldridge 81' (pen.) | 4 | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 38,484 Referee: K Cooper |
13 May 1989 36 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Charlton Athletic | West Bridgford |
Franz Carr 13' Terry Wilson 42' Neil Webb 44' Steve Chettle 86' |
3 | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,637 Referee: JE Martin |
15 May 1989 37 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
Howard Clark 74' Cyrille Regis 83' |
3 | 76' Neil Webb 86' Nigel Clough |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 14,011 Referee: TJ Holbrook |
18 May 1989 38 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | West Ham United | West Bridgford |
Lee Chapman 31' | 3 | 1', 18' Leroy Rosenior | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,843 Referee: DT Phillips |
League Cup
edit28 September 1988 2 | Nottingham Forest | 6–0 | Chester City | Nottingham |
Stuart Pearce 13' Nigel Clough 21', 79' Neil Webb 25' Steve Hodge 77' Tommy Gaynor 90' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,958 Referee: DR Elleray |
12 October 1988 2 | Chester City | 0–4 (0–10 agg.) | Nottingham Forest | Chester |
30', 46', 66' Tommy Gaynor 57' Gary Crosby |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4,747 Referee: WK Burge |
2 November 1988 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
Colin Foster 39' Steve Hodge 51' Nigel Clough 70' |
33' Gary Bannister 40' (pen.) Brian Kilcline |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,201 Referee: RG Milford |
30 November 1988 4 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Leicester |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 26,704 Referee: DS Vickers |
14 December 1988 replay | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Leicester City | Nottingham |
Nigel Clough 26' Lee Chapman 59' |
36' Paul Groves | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,676 Referee: F Roberts |
18 January 1989 5 | Nottingham Forest | 5–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Nottingham |
Lee Chapman 12', 27', 42', 67' Nigel Clough 37' (pen.) |
22' Mark Stein 75' David Kerslake |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,065 Referee: GM Tyson |
15 February 1989 Semifinals | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Bristol City | Nottingham |
John Pender 85' (o.g.) | 65' Paul Mardon | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,060 Referee: TJ Holbrook |
26 February 1989 Semifinals | Bristol City | 0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2 agg.) | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
114' Garry Parker | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 28,084 Referee: JB Worrall |
Final
edit9 April 1989 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Luton Town | Wembley |
Clough 53' (pen.), 76' Webb 68' |
35' Mick Harford | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 76,130 Referee: RG Milford |
FA Cup
edit7 January 1989 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Ipswich Town | Nottingham |
Frank Yallop 3' (o.g) Tommy Gaynor 30' Lee Chapman 64' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,743 Referee: LC Shapter |
28 January 1989 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Leeds United | Nottingham |
Lee Chapman 6' Garry Parker 90' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,107 Referee: JB Worrall |
19 February 1989 5 | Watford | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Watford |
Neil Webb 39' Lee Chapman 76' Brian Laws 88' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,044 Referee: KS Hackett |
18 March 1989 6 | Manchester United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
Garry Parker 42' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,052 Referee: B Hill |
15 April 1989 Semifinal | Liverpool | abd. | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 56,000 Referee: RS Lewis | ||||
Note: The Liverpool–Nottingham Forest game was abandoned after 6 minutes due to the Hillsborough Disaster which claimed 94 lives on 15 April 1989 (the final death toll was 97).[9] |
7 May 1989 Replay | Liverpool | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
John Aldridge 3', 58' Brian Laws 72' (o.g.) |
33' Neil Webb | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 38,000 Referee: RS Lewis | ||
Note: There was talk that the FA Cup competition for this season would be abandoned after the Hillsborough Disaster, but on 30 April, it was confirmed that both teams would continue in the competition and play in a rescheduled semi-final on 7 May.[10] |
Full Members' Cup
edit10 January 1989 Eightfinals | Chelsea | 1–4 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
Kerry Dixon 58' | 54'Lee Chapman 104' Tommy Gaynor 108'Stuart Pearce 114' Garry Parker |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 8,475 Referee: PL Foakes |
24 January 1989 Quarterfinals | Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
Steve Hodge 35' | 34' Jason Dozzell 40' Stuart Pearce 88' Gary Crosby |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,498 Referee: DR Elleray |
22 February 1989 Semifinal | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Nottingham |
Webb 14', 90' Stuart Pearce 88' |
66' Ian Wright | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,374 Referee: MG Peck |
Final
edit30 April 1989 Final | Nottingham Forest | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Everton | Wembley |
Garry Parker 32', 67' Lee Chapman 92', 117' |
8', 101' Tony Cottee 48' Graeme Sharp |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 46,606 Referee: A Gunn |
Mercentile Cr Trophy
edit29 August 1988 Quarterfinals | Liverpool | 4–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
Barry Venison 50' Jan Molby 70' (pen.) Ray Houghton 75' John Barnes 84' |
89' Neil Webb | Attendance: 20,141 Referee: GM Tyson |
Statistics
editSquad statistics
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League Division One |
FA Cup |
Other | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ENG | Steve Sutton | 54 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Brian Laws | 37 | 2 | 20+2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Steve Chettle | 38 | 2 | 23+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Des Walker | 48 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Stuart Pearce | 54 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
MF | ENG | Garry Parker | 37 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9+1 | 4 | |
MF | ENG | Neil Webb | 54 | 13 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5 | |
MF | SCO | Terry Wilson | 43 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Steve Hodge | 53 | 10 | 33+1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 13+1 | 3 | |
FW | ENG | Lee Chapman | 46 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |
FW | ENG | Nigel Clough | 53 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 12+1 | 7 | |
GK | WAL | Mark Crossley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Brian Rice | 26 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Franz Carr | 38 | 3 | 18+5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Colin Foster | 23 | 3 | 17+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | IRL | Tommy Gaynor | 26 | 10 | 16+3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
MF | ENG | Gary Crosby | 18 | 2 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Phil Starbuck | 11 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Brett Williams | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Gary Charles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | NIR | Gary Fleming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Lee Glover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Darren Wassall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Russell Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Sean Dyche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Alan Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Russell Bradley". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Backroom Staff". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. [dead link ]
- ^ "Lee Chapman". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ "Brian Laws: In profile". BBC South Yorkshire. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "The day Wembley was barely half-full to watch Everton in a seven-goal thriller". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
- ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
- ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
- ^ "The days after the disaster". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "The days after the disaster". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2012.